2.This brief book is aimed at high school students,but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
Its formal,serious style closely matches its content,a school-masterly book on schooling.The author,W.H.Armstrong,starts with the basics:reading and writing.In his opinion,reading doesn't just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information,digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself.The goal is to bring the information back to life,not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees.Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact,the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text.I've seen it again and again:someone who can't express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn't read it at all.
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion,which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages,math,science and history.He generally handles these topics thoroughly (透徹地) and equally,except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion (激情) regarding history.Well,he was a history teacher-if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students,that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across.To my disappointment,in this part of the book he ignores the arts.As a matter of fact,they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do,though the study differs slightly in kind.Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired,actually,learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.My other comment is that the text aged.The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s-none of the references(參考文獻(xiàn)) seem newer than the late 1950s.As a result,the discussion misses the entire computer age.
These are small points,though,and don't affect the main discussion.I recommend it to any student and any teacher,including the self-taught student.
63.According to Armstrong,the goal of reading is toC.
A.gain knowledge and expand one's view
B.understand the meaning between the lines
C.express ideas based on what one has read
D.get information and keep it alive in memory
64.The author of the passage insists that learning the artsA.
A.requires great efforts
B.demands real passion
C.is less natural than learning maths
D.is as natural as learning a language
65.What is a shortcoming of Armstrong's work according to the author?D
A.Some ideas are slightly contradictory.
B.There is too much discussion on studying science.
C.The style is too serious.
D.It lacks new information.
66.This passage can be classified asB.
A.a(chǎn)n advertisement B.a(chǎn) book review
C.a(chǎn) feature story D.a(chǎn) news report.
分析 本文敘述了作者對作家Armstrong寫的作品進(jìn)行的評論.作者認(rèn)為Armstrong的書內(nèi)容嚴(yán)謹(jǐn),密切圍繞如何學(xué)習(xí)展開的,其話題有些是關(guān)于閱讀與寫作.Armstrong的三分之一的作品是對學(xué)習(xí)語言,數(shù)學(xué),科學(xué)和歷史作專門的建議.作者雖然認(rèn)為Armstrong的作品歷史久遠(yuǎn),缺少新的信息,但是仍然覺得非常有用,要向?qū)W生大力推薦.
解答 63.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段的"the aim ofreading is to express the information you have got from the text"可知,閱讀的目的是表達(dá)你從文章里獲得信息,故選C.
64.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"As a matter of fact,they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do,though the study differs slightly in kind.Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired,actually,learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics."可知,學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)是需要付出很多努力的,故選A.
65.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段的"The firstedition apparently dates to the 1960s-none of the references seem newer thanthe late 1950s第一個版本顯然要追溯到1960年代似乎沒有比二十世紀(jì)五十年代年代末的引用更新,體現(xiàn)出Armstrong's work年代較久遠(yuǎn),所以缺少新信息.故選D.
66.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段的"My other commentis that the text aged"我的其他評論是文本的年齡.可判斷本文中作者對Armstrong's work進(jìn)行評論.Book review書評.故選B.
點(diǎn)評 解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題時,一個常用的方法就是運(yùn)用定位法,即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子,與選項進(jìn)行比較從而確定答案;推理判斷題既要求學(xué)生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思,又要求學(xué)生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷,力求從作者的角度去考慮,不要固守自己的看法或觀點(diǎn).